Saturday, February 1, 2025

Trail Running

Ngubane, van Deventer win THIRSTI AFRICANX Trailrun

They may come from different provinces and backgrounds and their entry into trail running could not have been more different but at this year's THIRSTI AFRICANX Trailrun, Eric Ngubane and Juan van Deventer made the perfect team. The duo...

Speedsters hang in on gruelling AFRICANX day two

If day two of the THIRSTI AFRICANX offered trail specialists an opportunity to shine, it also gave the road runners a chance to stretch their lead. Which is exactly what they did on Saturday morning (March 27). Day one leaders...

The blitz – THIRSTI AFRICANX day one video

Video of the THIRSTI AFRICANX, day one. Filmed by Jeff Ayliffe.

Favourites blitzed on day one as speedsters descend on AFRICANX

It was a case of Formula One meets trail racing on the first day of the THIRSTI AFRICANX Trailrun, held over three days in the mountains and orchards of South Africa's Western Cape. Friday's (26 March) run through the...

AFRICANX RESULTS

RESULTS: THIRSTI AFRICANX Trailrun STAGE 1Date: Friday 26 March 2021Distance: +-24km / total climb 650mStart Venue: Paul Cluver Wine EstateFinish Venue: Houw Hoek Hotel TOP 10 OPEN CATEGORY: STAGE 1OPEN MEN’S TEAMS:1 Juan Van Deventer and Eric Ngubane (Nedbank 1) 01:32:10,...

It’s North vs South for AFRICANX women runners

By Stephen Granger Cape-based athletes Danette Smith Walley and Vicky van der Merwe take on Nedbank runners from the north, Deanné Horn and Chrizell Roberts, in an intriguing south versus north derby in the women’s contest in the THIRSTI AFRICANX Trailrun, which...

Top pairings at AFRICANX set to spice up the field

With less than 48 hours until the start of the 2021 THIRSTI AFRICANX Trailrun, a host of top Southern African trail, road and cross-country athletes are starting to assemble in the mountain region of Elgin – home to...

THIRSTI deal to hydrate AFRICANX

There can be few more appropriate partnerships in trail running than that of THIRSTI and AFRICANX, according to race organisers of the three-day stage race set over 74km, which this year returns to the Western Cape of South Africa's...

The Otter African Trail Run bags new sponsor, “ideal partner” in Emperor.

The Otter African Trail Run, long regarded as South Africa’s premier marathon-distance trail race, has moved up a gear with the announcement that Emperor Asset Management has signed as the event’s presenting sponsor, with ‘The Otter’ set to be...